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28 March 2022 NCOP PROVINCIAL WEEK: NORTHERN CAPE PABALELLO POLICE STATION CRIME STATISTICS Table of Contents 1.

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 2.

Pabalello Police Station: Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22............................................ 1 3.
References ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1.
INTRODUCTION The proposed provincial focus area for the Northern Cape province during the upcoming 2022 Provincial week of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the provision of safe drinking water and assist communities that are affected by drought, including visiting water provision projects, dams, water reticulation sites and provincial storage weirs, and as well as crime and drivers for crime.

As part of the oversight programme, the delegation will visit the Pabalello Police Station.
This paper provides an overview of the crime statistics recorded at the Pabalello Police Station during the third quarter of 2021/22, covering October to December 2021.

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PABALELLO POLICE STATION: CRIME STATISTICS: THIRD QUARTER 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Pabalello Police Station increased by 29.2% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Increased by 28.8%  Sexual offences: Increased by 80%  Contact related crimes: Increased by 11.5%  Property-related crimes: Increased by 84.8%  Other serious crimes: Decreased by 31.8% All subcategories of contact crimes increased, except common robbery, which remained unchanged in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to that of the previous financial year.
Murder and attempted murder increased by 100% and 140%, respectively.

Robbery with aggravating circumstances increased by 350%.

In the third quarter of 2021/22, nine cases of robbery with aggravating circumstances were recorded at the Pabalello Police Station, which is seven cases more than the third quarter of the previous financial year.

Of concern is the sharp increase of 80% in sexual offences.

Within this category, rape increased by 150%.


During the third quarter of 2021/22, five rape cases were recorded at the Pabalello Police Station, which is three cases more that the third quarter of the previous financial year.

During the third quarter of 2021/22, property-related crimes increased by 84.8%.
The increase is largely due to a significant increase in burglary at non-residential (+200%) and residential premises (+85%) Research Unit | Author: Nicolette van Zyl-Gous Contact details: 021 403 8416 Crime Statistics: Pebalello Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Contact sexual offences Total Sexual Offences Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non- residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Truck hijacking Arson Malicious damage to property Total Sexual Offences 1 0 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 9 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 5 5 3 0 1 9 3 1 -1 1 4 SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES 3 13 1 19 3 23 1 28 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 5 150,0% 50,0% -100,0% 1 Count Higher 80,0% 0 Count 3 Counts Higher 100,0% 0 Count 0 Count 0 Count -66,7% 21,7% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: Pabalello Police Station Crime Statistics Q3 2021/22 Page 2 of 4 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 Total Contact- Related Crimes Burglary at non- residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property- Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes
 Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition Drug-related crime Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual offences detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action 10 16 20 26 29 3 11,5% PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 22 25 20 21 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 23 25 21 22 15 6 17 0 4 1 28 -7 0 0 -7 200,0% 85,0% 0 Count 40,0% 1 Count Higher 84,8% -33,3% 0,0% 0 Count -31,8% 135 152 194 161 208 47 29,2% CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION 0 42 1 0 0 29 1 0 0 25 1 0 0 30 2 0 43 30 26 32 1 8 0 0 9 1 -22 -2 0 1 Count Higher -73,3% -100,0% 0 Count -23 -71,9% Crime detected as a result of police action is the only crime category in which an increase is viewed as positive and a decrease as negative.
An increase indicates that police action led to arrests during police operations.

These categories are indicators of the effectiveness of police activities and an increase indicates intensified police activity, rather than increased crime activity.
Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: Pabalello Police Station Crime Statistics Q3 2021/22 Page 3 of 4 The significant decrease of 71.9% in total crime detected as a result of police action during the third quarter of 2021/22 at the Pabelello Police Station should be of significant concern.

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REFERENCES SAPS (2021).

Police Recorded Crime Statistics third quarter of the 2021/22 financial year (October to December 2021).
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